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“I’ve seen the Hello Fresh! commercials, but never ordered it. It’s kind of nice how everything is included.”
“Yeah, my mom hated that I ate junk food or takeout all the time, so she gifted me a subscription for Christmas last year.” I finished slicing the onion and washed my hands. “It’s easy and the food is good, so I kept ordering.”
I dried my hands then placed a frying pan on the stovetop and turned on the burner. After drizzling in a small amount of oil, I added the onions.
“You were worried about being able to keep up on the hike, but obviously you shouldn’t have been.” Picking up a wooden spoon, I stirred the onions around. “You didn’t seem to have a problem at all.”
“Surprisingly I didn’t,” she said. “When I hike up to the Top of the World with the pole ladies, I’m always lagging behind. But since we didn’t do the whole thing, I think you went easy on me.”
“Not really. In my opinion, the miles after the creek are boring so I prefer to just turn around and hike back out instead of following the loop around. It’s a little shorter but the terrain is the same.”
We continued to talk about our hike while I browned the ground beef, minced tomato and cilantro, and made the sour cream, lime, and cilantro drizzle. I’ve never been much of a cook beyond boxed mac and cheese or ramen, but this is just as easy, tastes better, and looks much more impressive.
Once everything was ready, Keera helped me carry the various bowls and plates over to the kitchen table.
“It smells amazing,” Keera said as she settled into what’s normally Shannon’s seat at the table.
I opened the refrigerator and checked the drink options.
“Corona?” I asked.
“Perfect.”
I grabbed two bottles, popped off the tops, added a slice of lime to each, and joined her at the table. After handing Keera a bottle, I held mine up and touched it to hers.
“To another great day.”
We each took a drink and set our bottles down.
“This looks amazing,” she said.
“Then let’s dig in.”
I watched Keera build a taco then take a bite. She closed her eyes and let out a long, low moan as she chewed. My dick jumped to attention at the sound, making me grateful she can’t see through the table.
She opened her eyes and frowned.
“Why aren’t you eating?”
Instead of telling her I was imagining the things I’d love to do to her so she’ll make that sound again, I said, “Just wanted to make sure you liked them.”
“Mmm, they’resogood.”
She popped the last bite into her mouth and chewed as she made another taco.
“What’s your schedule look like this week?”
“I have the early classes, so I’ll be done by seven. And I’m off Friday night and Saturday again because Anjannette feels guilty that she was gone so much over the summer.” She shrugged. “It wasn’t a big deal to do all the classes, but I won’t turn down the time off, or the spa day she planned for us.”
“That’s tomorrow, right?”
“Yes, and I’m so looking forward to it.”
“Would you like to do something Monday? Maybe a movie or dinner. Or both.”
“Sounds good.” She wiped her mouth then set the napkin on her plate. “Oh man, I’m stuffed.”
“I probably should have told you to save room for peanut butter pie. Maybe you could force down a small slice.”
